Yob in wheelchair caught peeing on war memorial confronted by horrified woman

A horrified woman confronted a yob in a wheelchair who urinated on a war memorial.
Police are investigating after Anne-Jane Downie witnessed the vile behaviour at the cenotaph in Burntisland, Fife.
She faced a torrent of abuse on Tuesday when she asked the man to stop.
Anne-Jane said on social media: “Just before 5pm, we were walking past the cenotaph at the bottom of Cromwell Road. I witnessed people urinating on the cenotaph.
“A girl was urinating nearby, a man in a wheelchair was urinating on the cenotaph, while two sat on the other side smoking.
“When told to stop being so disgusting,... read more

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